CSO After Dark

Sep 26, 2016

Hillary Clinton's email has vanished but why can't yours?

Experts agree that recent high-profile cases demonstrate that emails can be permanently destroyed. But they also warn against complacency. They still recommend treating emails as if they really are "forever." Read More ▶

Your Must-Read Stories

•	Some thoughts on the Krebs situation: Akamai made a painful business call

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•	6 expert tips to better secure third-party network access

•	The best online backup service for securely encrypting your data

•	When BOTS make legal headlines, who wins?

•	Here's what you should know, and do, about the Yahoo breach

•	Ransomware from Stoned to pwned

Research/Infographic: HPE and Microsoft

4 Steps to a Modernized & Optimized IT Infrastructure

Today's technology innovations-mobile, social, cloud, and big data-are changing the value and role of IT. At the same time, market inflections and events are driving the need for software and hardware modernization. View this infographic for 4 steps to a modernized and optimized IT Infrastructure. Read More ▶

Some thoughts on the Krebs situation: Akamai made a painful business call

This weekend Salted Hash is at DerbyCon, and we'll be posting a few updates from the show, but some recent events have generated buzz, and they're worth discussing. Namely, Brian Krebs is being censored, and that sets a bad precedent for everyone. Read More ▶

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42% off Corsair Waterproof Shockproof 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - Deal Alert

This USB 3.0 flash drive is designed to keep your files safe. The anodized, aircraft-grade aluminum housing is waterproof to 200 meters, vibration-resistant, and shock-resistant. USB 3.0 means read speeds up to four times faster than traditional drives. Read More ▶

6 expert tips to better secure third-party network access

Survey shows that enterprises are not worrying enough about outside access to their networks. Read More ▶

The best online backup service for securely encrypting your data

Every hosted backup solution manages encrypted storage a little differently. We look at who gives subscribers the keys to the castle. Read More ▶

When BOTS make legal headlines, who wins?

The individuals who have used bots to scrape user data from LinkedIn may face punishment, if they can be found Read More ▶

Here's what you should know, and do, about the Yahoo breach

Yahoo's announcement that state-sponsored hackers have stolen the details of at least 500 million accounts shocks both through scale -- it's the largest data breach ever -- and the potential security implications for users. Read More ▶

Ransomware from Stoned to pwned

4 Countermeasures to Protect Against Ransomware

By now, not only security professionals, but also many knowledge workers and consumers are well aware of the insidious nature of ransomware. As its name implies, ransomware is malicious software that holds data files hostage pending the payment of a ransom, typically with untraceable bitcoin as the currency of choice. Read More ▶

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